How IVY LEAGUE ADMISSIONS think: secrets to college admissions
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00:00 - Intro
02:30 - How admissions officers evaluate students
06:13 - Grades and stats
09:26 - Essays, personality, activities, & more
13:22 - Important things to look out for
16:38 - How to prepare your college candidacy
19:41 - The value of a top school
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Filmed: Dec 7, 2022
Current sub count: 9,240
@nucleus14reticularis Жыл бұрын
I expected sales and marketing nonsense but found Jason to be intellectual and real.
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Jason is awesome! What he shares is great advice for life as well
@Dndstories 5 ай бұрын
and that is why I believe he got accepted into the schools that he did. Because he in his own right is a "gem".
@jimwang5072 Жыл бұрын
As a high school senior who is currently in the application season I think the content of this video is REALLY REALLY HELPFUL to younger high school students, and strongly agree with the MENTALITY point that Jason emphasized at the end. A good mentality is also what kept me going throughout my high school career. The suggestions Jason gave is exactly what I concluded this year as a high school senior. I wish I can know these earlier! Speaking of the Chinese student who got in Harvard with 1320 SAT score in this video, this is just so unimaginable to me. I am a college applicant in mainland China right now and honestly the competition is so much greater than what I thought. Students with a 1500+ SAT score are everywhere and even students with strong stats and essays are hard to get in even a top 30 University. It’s very hard to have a very positive view on applications in such environment. (Just some of my thoughts) Anyways I really appreciate that you produced a video with such great content. I think I will send this video to my junior friends. EXCEEDINGLY WORTH WATCHING!!!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
YAY!! Super happy to hear that and thank you for writing your awesome comment. I’m glad it’s helpful, and I also appreciate the insights Jason brought, hoping students can improve their mentality. I know it’s tough, but best of luck to you!
@thukhanh2499 Жыл бұрын
No joke, I’ve been stalking your channel for WEEKS because of how insanely stressed I am for the upcoming app season (current HS junior). Thank you SO much for these videos dude you rock
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Ah you can do it! Glad my videos are helpful :D Best of luck!
@nerd26373 Жыл бұрын
We appreciate your hard work and effort. May God bless you.
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
I'm so thankful my efforts can help students like you :) Thank you for the support to keep me going!
@orlando5789 Жыл бұрын
These videos are extremely helpful. I cannot stress that enough.
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
I’m so happy to hear that. Hope to continue making helpful content for you
@kethakav Жыл бұрын
Thanks Amy! This was really helpful! ❤
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Yay I’m so glad! ❤️
@markus_park Жыл бұрын
We appreciate your work!!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, appreciate you being here!
@Seraj2336 Жыл бұрын
I have been feeling down because I feel I am too late to start thinking about this. My parents and myself did not know about this college process until I started watching your videos, and Gohar's videos. My dream school is MIT and I am trying my very best to get in.
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Ah I didn’t know much about getting into college either being the kid of immigrant parents, which is why I hope to help more students! Don’t feel down - you’re getting the valuable advice and tips much earlier than I did :)
@Seraj2336 Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 Thanks so much again! I understand that also because my parents are from Bangladesh.
@PrudentialViews Жыл бұрын
I hope you get into MIT!
@Seraj2336 Жыл бұрын
@@PrudentialViews Thanks! I am trying my very best!
@PrudentialViews Жыл бұрын
@@Seraj2336 me too im hoping i get into MIT.
@priyaspreciousmoment Жыл бұрын
Hey Amy, I'm currently an 8th grader who applied to 7 different high schools and got waitlisted and accepted into some. I got accepted into my top choice, but I'm not going there and instead to my local public high school (it's the best high school in the state). Although I had many acceptances--which I'm very grateful for--I can't help but feel a little disappointed by the waitlists. I want to get a head start on the college application process so I'm thinking mindfully about what I do throughout my high school career (which starts this fall). Your videos are so informative and have helped me learn so much. I feel so much more prepared now. Thank you so so so so so much 🙂❤ P.S. Stanford's my dream school :))
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Wow you’re already so impressive when this young! Please remember that there is so much luck that goes into any competitive admissions, and the best we can do is try to tip the scales in our favor despite the cards we’ve been dealt! Best of luck, and I’m so glad I can be helpful on your journey 😊
@vickyyang2744 Жыл бұрын
I also went through the prep school application journey this year! I didn’t get into my top choice (choate rosemary hall) but was admitted into a top 100 school in the US. Wherever you go I’m sure you’ll do great! I will keep applying to my dream school for 10th grade but fingers crossed you’ll be admitted to stanford this time four years later!
@Badsniperarmy Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jason and Amy, this is good info
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear! Thank you for watching
@arshveersinghdhanoa Жыл бұрын
Hi Amy… another vid loaded with valuable content…. 👍🏻
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Yay glad you found this helpful! 😊
@kraanfloris Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@williamcao03 Жыл бұрын
We all need longer videos 🙌🙌
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Haha good to know! I’m afraid to put out longer vids cuz the attention span these days tends to be short 😢
@Glaciace Жыл бұрын
sup william
@xrayeyes2023 8 ай бұрын
Most important is for any individual to know what makes them comfortable/ happy. So many traders in the stock market started in HS, went to University ended dropping out because academics is not for them. Others went to Fairfield University as an example, and now enjoying their extremely fruitful life by investing in diverse businesses . There are so many FOREIGN graduates in medical field and engineering ( CEO of Microsoft graduated from Mangalore University, India and there are others like IBM, Google, Adobe).
@guymontag7467 Жыл бұрын
Great discussion
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Hope it's helpful! Jason was very insightful
@qingwestgate Жыл бұрын
19:17 This hand gesture finally explains my question from the very beginning why Jason positioned himself awkwardly in the corner rather than in the middle of the screen as Amy did.
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha the positioning was strategic
@ACGreyhound04 Жыл бұрын
People can get into Harvard with a 1320 SAT without being an athlete or already famous? Wow! Color me surprised!! I had a 1520 back in the year 2000, but I didn’t even apply to most Ivies because I didn’t think I even had a shot.
@CNCiel 8 ай бұрын
Hi Amy, I stumbled on to one of your videos through my recommended and then ended up binging through some of the others until this one. I'm probably part of your older audience (graduated from college several years ago) but I have always had an interest in the scholastics as I feel like I too was a "straight-A student" back in the day and I'll be very much invested in the education of my future children. Your work ethic and efforts are inspiring but especially after watching this video, I was wondering about the negative consequences and true worth of this high level of commitment. The bar has been steadily getting higher since when I was in school and the discipline, effort and consistency required to be a top student and get into top schools seems monumental. I'd love to hear your take on essentially three topics: the potential early burnout of students who choose this arduous path, if this path is necessary for "success" in life and if it's not necessary, then why the motivation to pursue it in the first place. Thanks for the video!
@wamyy5 8 ай бұрын
Hi! Thanks so much for watching my videos and for your thoughtfulness! Ahhh those are some deep questions. I'm going to save these questions, as they'll make for a good discussion in a future video. My immediate thoughts are as follows: I absolutely agree that the pressure keeps increasing for students. I do think there is the risk of burnout if students are doing things too much for external rather than internal drive. I think that while I worked really hard, it was more because I wanted to and my parents didn't necessarily push me to try for a top school. Also, I did truly enjoy things like math so that helped as well. Balance with sports aids in prevention of burnout too, and I always think we should prioritize health as much as possible, hence why I mention in my videos I still got ~8 hours of sleep each night. With the increasing pressure, it's hard to say whether I could still prevent burnout in the current high school circumstances. So I think that in the pursuit to be the best, we can still gain a lot. I value the pursuit of trying to reach one's own potential. Education is a stable path for life, but it doesn't mean success if we end up somewhere we don't like. For example, I didn't necessarily enjoy my consulting job but I am fortunate to have gotten a stable job like that, potentially more fortunate that other students who didn't achieve as high in school. That is to say, I believe pursuit of getting into a good college will pay off as well, because in the end, the person you are matters more than where you go. Hope that answers the latter two questions 😅 What are your thoughts?
@CNCiel 8 ай бұрын
@@wamyy5 You are welcome! :) I think, overall, I very much agree with your thoughts especially about balancing academics/extracurriculars and maintaining health. A lot of the other points you mentioned sort of funnel down into this idea of a "growth" mindset (as opposed to a fixed mindset) that provide internal drive and also increase the chance of reaching one's potential. But are we mature enough as children to recognize this? I personally remember noticing as a child that lot of my peers believed in the fixed mindset, that we have limits and once we face failure, that's it. I think I escaped that due to the Asian culture I was raised in that essentially supports the idea that "you get what you put in". I recently saw this video in awe about a brilliant boy who graduated from college with 5 degrees at the age of 12. But then again, I can't help but wonder, at what cost? MY cost was that the same culture also promoted unhealthy comparison and competition that later led to burn out for me. Is pursuing one's potential going to cause people to miss their chance to stop, live mindfully and smell the proverbial flowers? I think we could go on endlessly on this subject haha, so don't feel pressured to answer. I appreciate your reply and will look forward to a video because they are certainly loaded questions.
@JinaMukherjeeF Жыл бұрын
I would love to know more about u maybe throw in a few vlogs/day in my life here and there?:)
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Yay okay! I was afraid no one cares about my life haha, so good to know! Vlogs to come in the New Year :)
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the support 😊
@sunnycali1294 11 ай бұрын
Work hard but don’t forget to have fun too!
@wamyy5 11 ай бұрын
Agreed! :)
@Beck-Stein 11 ай бұрын
I guarantee with your grades if you hyper focused on your ec youd be in. Focused ec in regards to your major of choice.
@tmollica1 9 ай бұрын
Can you make a video about people like me thinking about applying to graduate schools, but graduated from a 4-year online school?
@suthiraphanassarat8669 Жыл бұрын
Caltech's academics are very demanding & rigorous without grade inflation so it's very stressful & high pressure environment forcing students to spend a lot more hours doing homework, performing experiments in labs, writing lab reports as well as research papers, etc. This explains the lower graduation rate of 80-90% at Caltech. But Harvard is considerably easier with grade inflation so the graduation rate is over 95%. There are some super hard courses like Math 55 A & B (Honors Abstract Algebra & Honors Real Analysis) but 99% of Harvard's students avoid them completely. Therefore, I think education is much better at Caltech because you learn more by "drinking from a fire hose"!!!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Oh man, definitely agree that Caltech’s academics were drinking from a fire hose!! Toughest experience of my life
@suthiraphanassarat8669 Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 I understand you but that's why a lot of top students would rather pick Harvard or MIT over Caltech simply because it's very daunting & unpleasant "drinking too much from the firehose"! They're looking for more free time & an easier path towards graduation!!
@mackinacfleurs1029 Жыл бұрын
Very interesting perspective and great advise, thank you both. I see quite a lot of very smart kids looking into small Liberal Arts colleges for undergrad where they can be seen and understood, where they can have a closer relationship with their teachers and not just be a number or be constantly bombarded with the pressure of high achievement. At the end is important also to view college as a consumer, what can they offer me with the excessive amount of money I am going to be paying?
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Completely agree! Thanks for sharing this perspective.
@mark32092 2 ай бұрын
My cousin was told by Columbia admissions he needed a 1150 or higher SAT. Being a star athlete is more important than the SAT test. He broke 1150 and got his ivy league degree a few years later. My other cousin, much smarter, got a 1600 and later graduated from Columbia.
@2DarkHorizon Жыл бұрын
I'm wondering does ivy league universities have different classes. I heard Princeton has students from a wealthy background and those from a poor background.
@hearingninja Жыл бұрын
How lucky is it that I found your channel while just starting this whole process? As a freshman, jason gave me some very useful info to think about going forward. Thx for putting this together for us!! 🫶
@yeeyee9974 11 ай бұрын
Try 1320 SAT for engineering major…. Major matters.
@dansemacabre1946 Жыл бұрын
Nice, but what should I do when I am an introvert who doesn't want to interact with people?
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Not every activity has to involve interacting with people! Find what you genuinely enjoy and gives you valuable skills/experience
@Triisttan Жыл бұрын
Damn I'm seeing this today and I've already submitted 16/19 applications and it's way way too late to use most of this advice. Just gotta submit Penn, MIT, and Stanford and then I'm done with applications. Hopefully I'll get into a reach school with my 35 act, but I'm not nearly as thoroughly prepared as many people are.
@oxxn111 Жыл бұрын
i wish you luck!
@kidd1941 Жыл бұрын
Good luck and have faith
@ayutism Жыл бұрын
Which 19 schools are you applying in?
@derinsudag7247 11 ай бұрын
hello i want to ask a question. I am internatinal student and i am already a sophomore in a university but i want to take SATs and apply to U.S.A universities. can i apply as a first year student? i will undo my registiration from my current uni if i get accepted. Can you pls help if you have any idea about this
@miko2679 Жыл бұрын
I’m 11th grader do you think it’s too late for me ? I still struggle in write essays and although I want to go the the computer field that requires a lot of math I struggle with it . I don’t really get involved with my school activities cause I feel it’s not needed and it takes my time away what do you think I should do and change in order to get accepted by Harved? 😭
@andrewjackson7970 Жыл бұрын
What is Harved?
@miko2679 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewjackson7970 😭😭I meant Harvard 😭😭😭😭
@andrewjackson7970 Жыл бұрын
@@miko2679 You could consider combining your academic interests and hobbies. My academics and awards focus on Computer Science, and my passion is electronic music. Combining them together allowed me to explore Music Technology. In the 11th grade summer, I focused on this niche area by doing Computer Music research with a CMU professor, making software for Art Museums and companies, and collaborating with two undergraduate students to build and sell our own music plugins. By choosing to focus on a niche area, I'm able to have the confidence to apply to selective schools. During 10th grade, I had no idea about my future and could only hope to get into a school like NYU. But after finding my specialty, I applied to Stanford REA and was lucky enough to be deferred (they only defer 8%).
@drowsiella Жыл бұрын
You can’t go back in time to change the past but you can make the most of what you have in the present! Covid hit in my freshman year so most of my extracurriculars began junior year (last year) now I’m a senior. Most people I know are in similar situations as me but some still managed to get into good universities through ED or EA so far. For math, I recommend self studying through MOOCs and going at your own pace to improve. As for essays, I got my previous English teachers to review mine and make sure it was perfect. Also you should try to narrow down your college list and find more realistic schools- no one is guaranteed admission to Harvard, not even the valedictorian. Don’t stress, just keep your grades high and make the most of what you have, you’ll do great I’m sure!
@salut4396 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewjackson7970 can I ask you some questions on Instagram
@jannatultabassum321 Жыл бұрын
Hi I am a 10th grader and i am really interested in medical scince. but idk what are the extracurricular activity i can do to show it. Please help... For instance, if someone is interested in computer science, they would probly do coding. But idk what extracurricular activity i can do for medical science.
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
You can sign up for consultations via the link in my description or Instagram bio!
@Seraj2336 Жыл бұрын
Is it to late if you were to start thinking about this process in 10th grade?
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Definitely not! You still have almost 2 years! 2 years of staying committed to something meaningful to you is great
@Seraj2336 Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 I just needed some motivation to stay on track. Thank you!
@norman6499 2 ай бұрын
Duh, im singaporean, harvard graduate are like a norm in singapore goverment, 90% of them are, theres no secret in ivy admission zz
@dontcare1578 Жыл бұрын
Hai I am I 11th grade and I am from Bangladesh Here covid lockdown was for 3 years. So for extra curriculum I couldn't really get involved in activities. So is it impossible to get into top uni
@diaryofocdgirl 3 ай бұрын
I hear you. I am also from Bangladesh
@eddie010778 5 күн бұрын
How did he work 80 to 100 hrs a week in high school. You go to school 7 hrs a day, so he worked 12 hrs a day every day, when djd he sleep. That doesn't compute. I think someone might be exaggerating.
@baddiexfilms4311 Жыл бұрын
did the 1320 sat student send their score or went test-optional?
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Yes they submitted their 1320! This was also before test-optional became more prominent
@suthiraphanassarat8669 Жыл бұрын
You seem too obsessed with Harvard, Amy! Get it over with and try to make more vlogs about Caltech because it's your school and the best university in the world with the highest average 1550 SAT student body in the world! A student with 1320 SAT got into Harvard but he wouldn't get into Caltech, I'm sure!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha thanks but a few things: I’m just trying to help more students with college and Harvard is super well-known but Caltech not so much for my message to reach a wider audience. I’m also no longer in college so can’t make vlogs as much as I’d like to :(
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
True about the stat tho ;)
@suthiraphanassarat8669 Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 I think that Harvard tends to choose students who are more verbal-oriented (better in English, history, political science, etc. than STEM) but Caltech & MIT pick the polar opposite type of people. Therefore, those who never took or did badly (like 3 or below) in AP Calculus AB & BC, AP Chemistry, AP Physics, etc. would not get into Caltech or MIT but, on the other hand, those who didn't take or did poorer in AP English, AP History, etc. will likely not get into Harvard. My conclusion is that Harvard has a different type of academic culture than Caltech or MIT but it's not necessarily a superior school although higher in popularity, prestige, and reputation.
@denshaSai Жыл бұрын
+1 ppl who got in ivy league, I would think they are smart. Ppl who survived Caltech intense curriculum, I would give them respect, coming out of Caltech is hard
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@Dndstories 5 ай бұрын
It makes me question that in a subgroup of Asians who prioritize academic accolades and that is what we (yes, I asian) were told growing up as being the most inherently important factor in getting into these prestigious institutions it makes me question that we have not fully developed a sense of who we are and what makes us stand out amongst each other. We literally are a dime a dozen and that in terms of being "gems" we are just another stone to them. Because we have nothing else to offer other then our academic prowess which again, everyone who attends these types of school has.
@AdriandeSilva-rl3lg 8 ай бұрын
the Real reason you are gunning for an Ivy admission is the party scene isnt it,,,,, i know,,, its okay.... have u heard of Google certifications..
@fidjdbdjficbfk7944 4 ай бұрын
Women get an Ivy offer and think they are qualified to coach others for their applications. lol.
@chrischika7026 Жыл бұрын
21:36 did you find a diverse social circle yet because what you showed wasn't it
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
What are you basing this off of? I haven’t shared much of my friends’ backgrounds and interests in my videos
@chrischika7026 Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 the clips of your friends you showed about 10 secs prior to my timestamp
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
@@chrischika7026 Your perspective is interesting since you’re solely looking at appearances. It would be great for all of us if more people get this message: kzfaq.infocPq6i8pPSt0?feature=share
@Alexandre-vj5yq Жыл бұрын
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@gardenmenuuu Жыл бұрын
Hey there,my essay haven't gotten a second perspective yet.I see no one around me to help and I don't want the AOs to be the first person reading them.I would really appreciate it if you gave like a few minutes to read my personal essay!Thanks!Can u give me your email?It would mean a lot to me!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
Hi! Please see the description of the video for consultation links. It is also in my Instagram bio
@gardenmenuuu Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 do you mean professional review?It woul be awesome if you just read it informally and quickly and gave me some feedback?i am too poor for paying to get my essays reviewed lol
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
@@gardenmenuuu Yes, I'm afraid I do not have time to read students' essays for free especially since I get too many inquiries!
@gardenmenuuu Жыл бұрын
@@wamyy5 sure no problem,I understand.You are right;if you read essays for free then your emails would be flooded with essays.I didn't think about that,sorry.I just thought it from my perspective-sure ofc she will give me 2 mins of her time but didn't think about what happens if you read everyone's essays.sorry and no problem!
@wamyy5 Жыл бұрын
@@gardenmenuuu Thanks for being so understanding! You are the first to be so considerate and see the other person’s perspective when asking. Because of your thoughtfulness, I can take a quick look - you can email your essay to the address in the description!
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